2024–25 Florida Panthers season

The 2024–25 Florida Panthers season will be the 31st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1993. The Panthers will enter the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

2024–25 Florida Panthers
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
Team information
General manager	Bill Zito
Coach	Paul Maurice
Captain	Aleksander Barkov
Alternate captains	Aaron Ekblad Matthew Tkachuk
Arena	Amerant Bank Arena
Average attendance	18,632
Minor league affiliate(s)	Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL)

Roster

Updated May 31, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
74		Rasmus Asplund	C	L	26	2023	Filipstad, Sweden
26		Uvis Balinskis	D	L	27	2023	Ventspils, Latvia
16		Aleksander Barkov (C)	C	L	28	2013	Tampere, Finland
9		Sam Bennett	C	L	28	2021	East Gwillimbury, Ontario
44		Michael Benning	D	R	22	2020	Edmonton, Alberta
2		Tobias Bjornfot	D	L	23	2024	Upplands Väsby, Sweden
72		Sergei Bobrovsky	G	L	35	2019	Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
21		Nick Cousins	C	L	30	2022	Belleville, Ontario
5		Aaron Ekblad (A)	D	R	28	2014	Windsor, Ontario
91		Oliver Ekman-Larsson	D	L	32	2023	Karlskrona, Sweden
42		Gustav Forsling	D	L	28	2021	Linköping, Sweden
12		Jonah Gadjovich	LW	L	25	2023	Whitby, Ontario
36		Patrick Giles	C	R	24	2022	Chevy Chase, Maryland
35		Magnus Hellberg	G	L	33	2024	Uppsala, Sweden
3		Matt Kiersted	D	L	26	2021	Elk River, Minnesota
30		Spencer Knight	G	L	23	2019	Darien, Connecticut
7		Dmitry Kulikov	D	L	33	2023	Lipetsk, Soviet Union
67		Will Lockwood	RW	R	26	2023	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
94		Ryan Lomberg	LW	L	29	2021	Richmond Hill, Ontario
18		Steven Lorentz	LW	L	28	2023	Kitchener, Ontario
15		Anton Lundell	C	L	22	2020	Espoo, Finland
27		Eetu Luostarinen	C	L	25	2020	Siilinjärvi, Finland
28		Josh Mahura	D	L	26	2022	St. Albert, Alberta
77		Niko Mikkola	D	L	28	2023	Kiiminki, Finland
62		Brandon Montour	D	R	30	2021	Ohsweken, Ontario
8		Kyle Okposo	RW	R	36	2024	Saint Paul, Minnesota
13		Sam Reinhart	C	R	28	2021	North Vancouver, British Columbia
17		Evan Rodrigues	C	R	30	2023	Toronto, Ontario
25		Mackie Samoskevich	RW	R	21	2021	Newtown, Connecticut
24		Justin Sourdif	RW	R	22	2020	Richmond, British Columbia
82		Kevin Stenlund	C	L	27	2023	Stockholm, Sweden
41		Anthony Stolarz	G	L	30	2023	Edison, New Jersey
10		Vladimir Tarasenko	RW	L	32	2024	Yaroslavl, Russia
19		Matthew Tkachuk (A)	LW	L	26	2022	Scottsdale, Arizona
23		Carter Verhaeghe	C	L	28	2020	Toronto, Ontario

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached

Records

Regular season

Player	Record	Reached

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref

Contract terminations

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Signings

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref

Draft picks

See also: List of Florida Panthers draft picks

Below are the Florida Panther's selections at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)

Notes: